Grayslake High School District 127 Ranked Among the Best School Districts in State

Grayslake Community High School District No. 127 was ranked among the best school districts in Illinois for 2016 by education website niche.com.

Niche ranked the local school district as the 16th best school district in Illinois. The study included 100 school districts in the state.

Niche’s overall methodology for the list included accounting 50 percent of the overall grade based on academics, and a mix of nine other categories such as health and safety, parent and student survey results and teacher grades accounting for the other half.

District 127 earned an “A+” in three different categories: administration and policies, educational outcomes and teachers. The school district received an “A” for academics, extracurriculars, food, resources and facilities, and sports and fitness.

“....68 percent of students in this district are considered proficient in math and/or reading. The district has an annual budget of $50,935,000, spending an average of $17,161 per student. There have been 476 reviews written and they have been mostly positive,” according to Niche.com. 

You can check out the full results and how other Illinois school districts ranked on Niche.com.